William Talley Gentry was born on July 22, 1906. He was married to Sallie Ann Farley Gentry on September 12, 1925, and they were together until Sallie's death on December 1, 1975. He had children Thomas Henry Gentry, William " Bill" Asberry Gentry, Jack Gentry, Cynthia Gentry, Ellor Gentry, Dorathy Gentry, and Allen Gentry. William Gentry died at age 83 years old on April 14, 1990, and was buried at Tidwell Cemetery 229 Tidwell Cemetary Rd, in Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama United States.